Anna-Lou Weatherley
Anna-Lou began her award-winning career in women’s journalism, becoming the editor of two national titles and contributing to a host of magazines and newspapers before writing novels full-time.
Obsessed with all things crime related, her adult fiction titles include Chelsea Wives and Wicked Wives, both published by Avon in the UK and Bookouture in the US and Canada. She is the author of the gripping Detective Dan Riley Series, which includes, Black Heart, The Couple on Cedar Close, The Stranger’s Wife, The Woman Inside, and The Night of the Party. Her most recent title in the series, The Lie in Our Marriage is out now in eBook and PB.
The Lie in Our Marriage
On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Maggie leans against the apple tree, watching her fun-loving husband and darling children as her heart swells with pride. As the joyful party atmosphere disappears into the night, close by, the lifeless body of a young woman is pulled from a river.
Slipping upstairs to find the special gift for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else hidden amongst the dusty boxes of family keepsakes…
A printed pink silky scarf that doesn’t belong to her. She holds it up to her face, breaths in the sweet sickly perfume, it’s scent familiar, and tendrils of fear snake through her body. The scarf is stained with blood.
As Maggie rejoins the party and tries to ignore her churning stomach, she pours herself a glass of champagne to toast the man she’s enjoyed decades of happy marriage with. Then she catches a news flash of the local girl’s murder. She stares at the girl with the beautiful face, long ice-blonde hair and, draped loosely around her neck, Maggie recognises it instantly. She’s wearing the scarf.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| World English | Bookouture |
| Audio | Audible |
The Night of the Party
Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.
In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…
A doting mother
with a manipulative daughter.
A loving husband
lying to his family.
A close friend
keeping a shocking secret.
A beautiful girl
who will be dead by the end of the night.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| World English | Bookouture |
| Audio | Audible |
Wicked Wives
Sometimes it just feels good being bad… A tale of intrigue, revenge and excess, perfect for fans of Tasmina Perry.
Playboy Casino owner and serial gambler, Tom Black, leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him wherever he goes. So when he disappears, it’s no surprise that foul-play is suspected.
The finger of suspicion points to three women from his past; Eleanor, the beautiful socialite with a dubious past, Loretta, the fame-seeking gold-digger, and Victoria, the glamorous, bestselling author.
Bound together by one man and his mayhem, it’s not long before secrets begin to surface, forcing the three women to take the biggest gamble of all. But in the game of love there can only be one winner – and the winner takes it all….
This glamorous tale is perfect for fans of Jackie Collins and Tasmina Perry.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| UK & Commonwealth | HarperCollins / Avon |
Chelsea Wives
On the King’s Road, revenge is sweeter than champagne…
They are the ultimate ladies who lunch: Imogen, the beautiful ex-model, Calgary, the glamorous, former fashion editor, and Yasmin, the feisty ex-party girl.
But life isn’t all champagne and canapés. Plagued by personal tragedy and united by failing marriages, they mastermind a shocking plan to turn the tables on their husbands.
Set against a backdrop of exotic locations, designer boutiques and London's high society scene, these Chelsea Wives are about to join forces and risk it all for the ultimate revenge…
'A fun, romp of a read, the perfect poolside companion' Grazia
‘Funny, sexy and 100% beach-read fabulous’ Cosmopolitan
‘Think Desperate Housewives in Chelsea and you’ll be on the right page with this delicious drama, where trophy wives turn the tables on their other halves’ Glamour
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| UK & Commonwealth | HarperCollins / Avon |